V will be held at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, and Weston Park, Staffordshire, on August 18 and 19.

Sophie’s son ’loves music’ - April 25 2007
With two music-loving parents, it’s no surprise that Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Richard Jones’ three-year-old Sonny is already picking up tips.

"I’m really pleased to be bringing up my little boy in an environment where there’s always music playing and instruments lying around," says Sophie.

"He hears songs on the radio and starts singing them to us. He does his own take. It’s lovely when there’s songs he really gets into and you catch him singing them," she grins.

"A lot of children love music, so I don’t know if he can have a particular disposition to mine. There’s a song on the Cars soundtrack that he’s quite into and there’s a Stevie Wonder song (I Wish) from the film Happy Feet. He also likes a bit of Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs. He really really likes them."

The proud mother adds that her son is also a fan of his dad’s band, The Feeling.

"From The Feelings’ album, his favourites are probably Love It When You Call or Fill My Little World," she says. "And there’s a song on my album called Love Is Here, which he really likes. I used to sing it to him when he was a baby."

Sophie gets married - June 05
Pop diva Sophie Ellis-Bextor has secretly wed longtime boyfriend, guitarist Richard Jones. The singer wore a traditional white designer gown at an intimate civil ceremony in Italy. The couple have a one-year-old son, Sonny, and hired luxury country hotel, the Palazzo Terranova, in Umbria for the nuptials on 25th June, which were attended by close friends and family. The couple then jetted to southern Italy with Sonny where they are still enjoying their honeymoon.
By Louise Bolotin

S.E.B to W.E.D - Feb 05
Sophie Ellis Bextor is to marry long term boyfriend. The singer has announced that she is to wed musician boyfriend Richard Smith this summer after a surprise proposal in Spain. The couple, who are to tie the knot in June, got engaged during a trip to Barcelona. "I fooled Sophie by telling her I wasn’t in to marriage," explained Richard in an interview with The Mirror, "I spent ages planning it. We went for a long weekend in Barcelona and had a few drinks in a bar on the beach. I even got down on one knee."

New single, new name - Feb 05
Sophie Ellis Bextor is to make a return to the charts with a new name. The singer has joined up with dance act Busface, providing vocals for the first time since giving birth to baby Sonny. Sophie will appear on the record, Circus, as Mademoiselle EB which, she says is to help avoid confusion as fans await her third album. "I am not trying to disassociate myself from the song" the new mum insisted, going on to assure fans "I just decided to have fun with an alter ego so there was no confusion over whether it was from album three or not."

Sophie has a boy! - April 04
Sophie Ellis Bextor has given birth eight weeks early.

The pop diva’s son was delivered by caesarean eight weeks early after doctors discovered she was suffering from pre eclampsia. Sophie’s spokespeople have told press that the baby boy is called Sonny and both mother and baby are doing well, although they are expected to stay in hospital for a few weeks.

Sophie’s Neighbourhood - 12/01/04
Sophie Ellis Bextor and her boyfriend Richard Jones were out in local club Neighbourhood at the weekend.